Past Behavior is the Best Predictor of Future Behavior
Posted May 26, 2018 by Ric Pryor
We're just four days away from the start of crowdfunding pre-ordering for the new Atari VCS. We've been here before, of course. Atari initially planned to start accepting orders for the non-existent console back in December, but cancelled the campaign at the last minute because of undisclosed issues with "one key element."
Atari has been hard at work since then, showing an empty VCS shell in a hotel room across the street from the Game Developers Conference and posting a Facebook video of a guy playing Tempest 4000 while sitting next to a table with a couple of what appear to be non-functioning Atariboxes on it.
Whatever the missing "key element" was in December, it doesn't appear to have been working hardware, because there's still no sign of that. Regardless, barring another cancellation, Atari will starting taking money for the VCS Wednesday morning.
Whatever That Is, Say No
Posted May 25, 2018 by Ric Pryor
One of the most popular features of the Power Pros series is Success Mode, a life simulator that puts you in control of a baseball player on the path to becoming a star. Sometimes that path takes a detour to a creepy lab run by a guy who you just know has a basement full of failed experiments he calls his "children."
How You Doin'?
Posted May 23, 2018 by Ric Pryor
Reggie Jackson Baseball for the Sega Master System asks "Have you ever been sexually harassed by a Jumbotron?" then provides you with your answer.
Atari VCS Ad #7: Grandpa
Posted May 21, 2018 by Ric Pryor
While crowdfunding pre-ordering for the new Atari VCS will begin next week, consoles won't begin shipping until next spring at the earliest. If you put $200 into a CD at 2.5% interest, one year from now you'll have $205 and no VCS. If you give that $200 to Atari SA on May 30th, one year from now you'll have $0 and no VCS.
Atari VCS Menu Interface Test
Posted May 20, 2018 by Ric Pryor
This week Atari SA re-released year-old footage of the menu screen for the new VCS. Interestingly, with crowdfunding pre-ordering set to begin in just a few days, they clipped the end off the video before posting it on Facebook. Here's the original, unedited video. (Click the image for a larger version)
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